AN: I do not own Twilight. Any characters, places, events, etc. belong to Stephenie Meyer.
Chapter 7
The feeling that shot through me when our lips touched was magical. It was the most sincere, sensational feeling ever. It was the feeling of a true first kiss.
But, like most good things, it had to come to an end. Neither of us wanted it to end, but we were interrupted by someone else.
"Hey! No PDA (Public Display of Affection)! Get over here!" It was a teacher, obviously. When we pulled away from each other, we were both smiling, even though we were rudely interrupted. Obediently, we walked over to the teacher.
"I hope you don't have plans after school. You'll both be spending half-an-hour in detention as soon as school lets out. Let's go to the office so you can call your parents."
Oh god. I had to call my parents? They probably already knew…stupid vampires. Josh called his dad first, explaining that he had to stay after school for 30 minutes. It wasn't a very long conversation, but I heard something on the other line that sounded like 'we'll talk about it later'.
Now I had to call my house. I took the phone from Josh in silence and dialed the number. It rang three times before someone picked up.
"Hello?" Hm. Weird.
"Emmett…can you tell whoever was planning on picking me up to come get me 30 minutes later?" The next thing I heard was a boom of laughter.
"Elizabeth, did you get detention?! This is priceless!"
"Yeah, ha ha ha. It's sooo funny. Just tell who-"
"HEY ROSALIE! ELIZABETH GOT DETENTION!" More laughter emerged, along with some yelling on Rosalie's part.
"Goodbye, Emmett." I hung up the phone and groaned. "Stupid child. He can't take anything seriously." The teacher who caught us and assigned us detention told us to get to our next class immediately. We obeyed and walked to gym.
"Stupid teacher…stupid Emmett…stupid vampires…stupid stupid stupid…." I muttered to myself. Josh began to laugh, at me of course.
"Don't take it that badly, Liz. Besides, detention just means more time together without the children interfering." That got me to laugh.
Gym passed rather painfully, thank goodness. We played baseball, which my family and I liked to play when it was stormy outside. I knew most of the rules and how to control my speed. Newton even got hit in the head with the ball!
Detention wasn't too bad either. All we had to do was write 'I will not publicly display affection on school grounds.' until the thirty minutes was up. When we left the classroom, I sighed.
"I hope my dad didn't find out why I had detention."
"Well, I have to explain it to my dad."
"You're lucky your dad can't tell what people are thinking!"
"Okay…you're
right. Good luck."
"Same to you."
We walked away from each other. I headed to my locker first and then out to the parking lot. I was surprised to see my mother's car.
When I got into the car, she smiled.
"How was your day, hon?" Wow. This was much more pleasant than the cold shoulder I got this morning.
"It was great. Jeffery Newton got hit in the head with a baseball today." My mother laughed softly. My mother rarely picked me up from school…this was odd. She was the only one who consistently obeyed the speed limits. Maybe that had something to do with it.
"Elizabeth…oh, my…I don't know how to say this."
"Then just say it, Mom. If it's about why I got detention, I don't want to hear it."
"Actually, that is what this is about. Edwa-your father…was, uhm…checking your thoughts today." WHAAT?
"Please tell me you're joking. Please."
"I'm sorry, but then I'd be lying. Just…be ready to hear about when you get home."
"Oh, you're going
to be nice and not rag on me about it?"
"Elizabeth, please."
"No! All I'm going to hear about is how…how his father is a werewolf and how vampires and werewolves are enemies. All I'm going to hear about is stuff that has nothing to do with Josh!" My mother didn't reply. She was being smart.
When we got home, I got out of the car without a word and entered the house. Jasper and Emmett were playing a video game, Rosalie and Esme were whispering quietly to each other and my father and Alice were probably discussing what happened today until I came in.
"Hello everyone. If you'll excuse me, I have homewo-"
"Elizabeth, I need to talk to you." My father spoke and walked with me to my room at a human speed.
"Oh? And what about?" I decided to play innocent until it was time to unleash my true fury.
"Well, I understand that today you got detention. Am I wrong?"
"No…I did get detention. But it's all said and done now."
"I don't care about the fact that you had to go to detention. I care about why you got detention."
I didn't say anything. I pulled out my Trig textbook and notebook from my backpack instead.
"Elizabeth, do you remember our discussion yesterday? About how Johnny isn't a good person to hang out with?"
"His name is Joshua, and yes, I do remember our conversation."
My father shook his head.
"I don't care what his name is. I clearly warned you to stay away from him. And now…now he's kissing you?"
"Dad, it doesn't matter who I kissed, you would be shocked and displeased anyway."
"Yes, I realize that. But…but you kissed someone who I told you to stay away from."
"And why should I stay away from him? What did he ever to do hurt me, or you or anyone in this family?"
"He didn't do anything, Elizabeth. It's just that-"
"Aha! See, he didn't
do anything! All you care about is the fact that his father is Jacob
Black. You don't give a damn if I like him or not! All you care
about is something that has nothing to do with him! Why can't you
just give him a chance before you decide if he's a cool guy to hang
out with? Why can't you give us a chance to get to know each other
better?" Tears began to swell in my eyes.
"Oh, well he
obviously knows you well enough now. How could you tell him about us,
Elizabeth?"
"Because I trust him! I know that he won't tell anyone and he won't hurt me. I trust Joshua Black."
"Elizab-"
"Just leave me alone. Please."
He granted my request and left the room, shutting the door behind him.
The more I argued about this with my far, the closer it pushed me to Josh. He didn't make me want to stay away. He only made me want to be nearer.
(Tada! I hope you all enjoyed that chapter. I had fun writing it. If you have any ideas for future chapters, please feel free to email me! The link on my profile to my email address should work, and I'd love to hear what you want to happen!)
